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If you buy the wheels & tires as a package, and the retailer is on the ball with this issue, then it will be taken care up as part of the deal. Vossen is supplying these adapters to their retailers, and instructed them to ask about BBK when ordering a 19" deep-inner lip rim. The point being: 19" deep-lip Vossens will work with the Akebono BBK, but only if you have a shorty valve stem.
Thanks for this great info, I'll keep that in mine if I go with Vossens.
Originally Posted by Ihtbealexxx
Here's the 19 inch setup on my X, just to throw in another option for you. Avant Garde M368 with Continental DWS 245/40/19 square setup.
May need to research this too, thanks.
Originally Posted by VQ-Vic
19" wider and lighter than IPL. : D
Made by Rays.
Tho IPL do look sexy on a sedan. I had them before.
I have 20's Inch CVT's for summer. Which yes are quite heavy, but I like the look haha.
However, I went with a different setup for winter, I'm only an inch or so lowered during winter with some Niche Targas to give you an idea of how they look. They definitely aren't light though.
Although, I'd echo the comment about being cautious about BBKs fitting. I know that both Vossen and Niche were very helpful when it came to that. Niche recommended I go with 19x8.5 with +25 offset to ensure BBKs cleared. (Not installed yet, currently sitting in my spare room).
Although, I'd echo the comment about being cautious about BBKs fitting. I know that both Vossen and Niche were very helpful when it came to that.
My 19" Vossens have barely 2mm clearance with the front calipers. It works, but still... I use 3mm spacers up front so that I don't freak out. Also,
standard length valve stems in the 19" don't clear the front calipers, spacer or no spacer. So Vossen provides a valve stem adapter with a shorter length stem.
Wait, apparently I said this already right here in this thread, like a year ago. Hahaha... wow.
Last edited by Rochester; Jan 6, 2017 at 12:48 PM.
My 19" Vossens have barely 2mm clearance with the front calipers. It works, but still... I use 3mm spacers up front so that I don't freak out. That and the +32 offset could stand a little more poke to match the rears.
Haha! Good call. I'm very curious to see how tight it'll be for my winter set. Summer I'm not too worried about.
I did pre-emptively ask Niche what sizing they'd recommend to go with BBK's, so we'll see how accurate they are.
Haha! Good call. I'm very curious to see how tight it'll be for my winter set. Summer I'm not too worried about.
In the winter, I use my staggered duckfeet. By comparison, the 18" sport rims have lots more clearance than my 19" Vossens. And with the neg camber and the drop, I also use 15mm spacer adapters in the winter.
So many considerations configuring two sets of wheels and tires, swapped twice a year. You would think something like rims would be plug-n-play, but once you start modding the car, even wheel issues become a project.
